Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s Insurance claims from March 2025 earthquake may hit B50 billion Industry association says overall outlook good despite economic challenges Total insurance claims from the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand in March could surge to 50 billion baht, up from the 30 billion already filed across 150,000 claims, according to the Thai General […]

EPCC deal inked with the PEC-CAZ Consortium for next stage of Thailand’s third LNG terminal in Map Ta Phut Thailand’s Gulf Development Company has signed an engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPCC) contract with the PEC-CAZ Consortium for the next phase of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the eastern coast of the Gulf […]

POSCO E&C wins $1.1 bn LNG terminal deal in Thailand’s Map Ta Phut The LNG terminal will be located in the Map Ta Phut industrial estate, about 130 km from Bangkok POSCO E&C Co., a South Korean engineering and construction company, said on Tuesday that it has secured a 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) contract […]

Temple in sea highlights Bangkok’s vulnerability to rising sea levels Wat Khun Samut Chin in Samut Prakan stands as a vivid reminder of Bangkok’s growing risks from rising sea levels and coastal erosion, projected to worsen by 2050. Dr Sonthi Kotchawat, an environmental expert, emphasised on social media that the temple’s predicament is clear evidence […]

Investigation of Bangkok’s earthquake-collapsed tower found problems with both the design and construction Final report, expected in two weeks, will clearly explain the cause of the collapse The investigation into the collapse of the under-construction State Audit Office (SAO) building during the March 28 earthquake found problems with both the design and construction. The investigation […]